Jul 19, 2016
Happy Summer! The temp has been in the 90s and, despite it getting a bit too toasty some days, I love my southern summers and all the visiting and activities that come along with it. However, that doesn’t mean I can’t get into the winter holiday spirit long enough to share a giveaway and to let you know that Our First Christmas is being re-released this September.
A USA Today best-seller, the collection features novellas from Lisa Jackson (Under the Mistletoe), me (A Ranger for Christmas), Mary Carter (A Southern Christmas) and Cathy Lamb (Christmas in Montana).
Ready for a touch of holiday romance? If so, I hope you’ll enter for a chance to win a copy of Our First Christmas
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Jun 27, 2016
Time’s running out for another Grab the Evidence Bag Giveaway of audio editions for some of my books, so jump on board now for a chance to be the final winner in my Audiobook Month Celebration. I hope you’ll enter below for a chance to win.
While Audiobook Month may be ending, it means the beginning of July and the publication of a brand new month’s worth of reading and listening pleasure. What are you reading next? Here are just a few out in July that have caught my attention. So many books. So little time.
Sandra Brown’s The Sting
Ruth Ware’s The Woman in Cabin Ten
Marie Force’s Fatal Identity
Wendy Corsi Staub’s Blue Moon
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Jun 21, 2016
I’m still celebrating Audiobook Month and I hope you are, too. It’s a terrific excuse to discover new writers and narrators. I hope you’re finding some wonderful reads to wile away the time.
Lately, I’ve been very into my own genre, suspense. Right now, I’m listening to Michael Connelly’s The Crossing. (Harry Bosch teams up with Lincoln Lawyer Mickey Haller) On tap next is Jeffrey Deaver’s The Bone Collector (the first Lincoln Rhyme title) and then Kathleen Grissom’s follow up to The Kitchen House, Glory Over Everything.
I love to hear who’s reading what and getting recommendations for my “to be listened to” pile, so please share some of your favorites with me here or on social media.
Meanwhile, time’s running out for another Audiobook Month Grab the Evidence Bag Giveaway of audio editions for some of my books. I hope you’ll enter to win the latest “grab bag.” And, if you’d like to check it out, here’s a preview of the audiobook edition of my latest, The Shark.
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Jun 17, 2016
Wednesday, July 13 – Saturday, July 16, San Diego
Romance Writers of America Conference
Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
333 W Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101
Wednesday, July 13
Open to the Public (Free Admission)
Readers for Life Literacy Autographing, 5:30 – 7:30 pm
100s of Authors
Thursday, July 14
Montlake Romance Book Signing, 9:45 – 11:15 a.m
Signing The Shark
Kensington Publishing Book Signing 3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Signing Vulnerable!
Friday, July 15
Signing as Mary Ellen Taylor!
Berkley and NAL Book Signing, 1:00-2:30 p.m.
Signing The View from Prince Street
Saturday, July 15
The Secret Ingredient in a Page Turner, 9:45 – 10:45 a.m
I’ll be talking about the top-secret component that makes a romance novel pop, why mystery and suspense is the key—even in the most traditional romances—and the nuanced techniques that keep readers coming back for more.
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Jun 17, 2016
Friday, September 16 – Saturday, September 17
Holiday Inn Virginia Beach – Norfolk Hotel & Conference Center
5655 Greenwich Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Friday, September 16
Keynote Address, 9:50 a.m.
Writing Your Novel One Draft at a Time, 11 a.m. – noon
Saturday, September 17
The Secret Ingredient in a Page Turner, 3:05 – 4:05 p.m.Save
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While Audiobook Month may be ending, it means the beginning of July and the publication of a brand new month’s worth of reading and listening pleasure. What are you reading next? Here are just a few out in July that have caught my attention. So many books. So little time.
Lately, I’ve been very into my own genre, suspense. Right now, I’m listening to Michael Connelly’s 
teams up with Lincoln Lawyer Mickey Haller) On tap next is Jeffrey Deaver’s 
Grissom’s follow up to The Kitchen House, 
Meanwhile, time’s running out for another Audiobook Month Grab the Evidence Bag Giveaway of audio editions for some of my books. I hope you’ll enter to win the latest “grab bag.” And, if you’d like to check it out, here’s a 
